Monday - August 09, 2010
Fido's food could be making kids sick, report says
Fido's food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food.
The outbreak sickened 79 people in 21 mostly eastern states, between 2006 and 2008. Almost half of the victims were children aged 2 and younger.
Dry pet foods are an under-recognized source of salmonella infections in humans, and it's likely other illnesses since then were unknowingly caused by tainted pet food, said Casey Barton Behravesh, the report's lead author and a researcher at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Friday - August 06, 2010
2 pet food companies recall for salmonella threat
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two suppliers of dry pet food, Iams and Eukanuba, have issued a recall due to potential salmonella contamination.
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Thursday - August 05, 2010
P&G Expands Voluntary Limited Recall of Specialized Dry Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk
Contact:
P&G Consumer Relations – 877-340-8823
Media Contact: Jason Taylor 513-622-3205
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- CINCINNATI, July 30, 2010 – The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE:PG) is voluntarily expanding its recall to include veterinary and some specialized dry pet food as a precautionary measure because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. No salmonella-related illnesses have been reported.
The following dry pet food products are included:
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Thursday - August 05, 2010
Iams Cat Food Recalled
Food May Be Contaminated With Salmonella, Manufacturer Says
July 26, 2010 -- Procter & Gamble Co. says it is voluntarily recalling two lots of prescription Iams dry cat food because of the potential of salmonella contamination.
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Sunday - July 11, 2010
Nutritional Supplements for Dogs, Cats Recalled
Possible Salmonella Contamination Sparks Recall of Tablet and Powder Supplements
United Pet Group has voluntarily recalled a laundry list of nutritional supplements for dogs and cats due to possible salmonella contamination. The action expands its recent recall of the Pro-Pet Adult Daily Vitamin Supplement tablets for dogs.
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Thursday - June 10, 2010
Iams Cat, Kitten Food Recalled
Cats Could Get Sick From Too Little Thiamine in Iams Canned Cat/Kitten Food
Iams ProActive Health canned cat and kitten food contains too little thiamine -- an essential part of the cat diet -- and is being recalled by Procter & Gamble.
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Sunday - May 23, 2010
Toxic Levels of Vitamin D found in Nutro Cat Food
Don Earl of Pet Food Products Safety Alliance notified me this evening regarding some lab test results his (tremendous) organization received today (May 4, 2010). The lab results found toxic levels of Vitamin D; over 1,000 times recommended by the National Research Council.
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Saturday - February 13, 2010
Two receive probation in tainted pet food case
The couple who imported a tainted pet food ingredient from China that killed thousands of animals will spend three years on probation, a federal judge ruled today in Kansas City.
Stephen and Sally Miller of Las Vegas and their company, ChemNutra Inc., were fined $35,000 and barred from importing pet food ingredients in the future.
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Friday - January 15, 2010
FDA Warns Dog Treats May be Contaminated With Salmonella
Consumers should not use certain beef dog treats distributed by Merrick Pet Care because the pet food might be contaminated with salmonella, health authorities warned on Thursday.
Merrick Beef Filet Squares for dogs were distributed nationwide through retail stores and the Internet. No illnesses linked to the products have been reported, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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Thursday - November 12, 2009
Recall Of Pet Carousel Products Expanded
PetSmart Inc. says it is expanding its recall of beef hoof products manufactured by Pet Carousel Inc. of Sanger, Calif., to include 14 products.
PetSmart officials said the recalled products include beef hoof chews as well as certain rope toys with hoof or bone components. The date range for purchasing affected products has been expanded to include products purchased from Sept. 1 to Nov. 6.
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Wednesday - March 26, 2008
Some Recalled Pet Foods Still Not Back in Stores
More than a year after the biggest pet-food recall began, sales of wet pet food continue to struggle, and many products still are missing from store shelves.
About 20% of recalled products, mostly wet foods, have yet to return, and 10% of recalled products have been discontinued, says PetSmart, the nation's No.1 pet-food chain.
While sales of dry food grow, sales of wet are still off about 25% from pre-recall levels, says Dave Bolen, chief merchandising officer at Petco, the No.2 chain.
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Sunday - March 16, 2008
The Pet Food Recall: One Year Later, Has Anything Changed?
By Christie Keith, Special to SF Gate
Saturday, March 15, 2008
A year ago, Canada's Menu Foods announced it was recalling more than 60 million containers of dog and cat food sold in the United States. Although the name Menu Foods wasn't familiar to pet owners, the recalled cans and pouches bore the labels of dozens of the most familiar and trusted brands in the marketplace.
In the end, more than 1,000 brands of pet food were recalled over a period of about four months, and two chemicals, melamine and cyanuric acid, were blamed for kidney failure that killed thousands and sickened tens of thousands of pets from what came to be called melamine-associated renal failure.
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Monday - March 10, 2008
The Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Vitamin Care for Cats Because of Possible Health Risk
Contact:
Mr. John Mullane
(914) 391-0943
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 7, 2008 -- The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling a second specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to concerns that bottles within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall. Hartz recalled a specific lot code of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats last November due to similar concerns. Both lot codes were manufactured for Hartz by UFAC (USA) Inc. in 2007, and were removed from distribution last November. However, bottles from the second lot had been shipped to customers prior to their having been removed from distribution.
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Thursday - May 24, 2007
Feature Story - Pet Food Recalls
Never before has the pet-food industry been rocked by widespread contamination and rampant recalls. In all, more than 5,600 products by dozens of pet food makers have been recalled, from chain supermarket brands to prescription-only foods. This is a staggering number of products, and is unprecedented in this business.
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Thursday - May 24, 2007
Dr. Jane's Corner - A Special Message
The past few weeks have been very difficult for pet parents. News of the food recalls has struck a raw nerve with millions of us – don’t mess with my family!
I understand the frustration of wanting to provide the very best for your animals, and not knowing where to turn. This is one of the big reasons behind my decision to become a product formulator.
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Monday - May 14, 2007
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Thursday - May 03, 2007
U.S. pet food recall widens amid cross-contamination
A major pet food recall has expanded again as
manufacturer Menu Foods Income Fund revealed evidence of cross-contamination by
some cat and dog food pulled since
March.
About 8,500 complaints of related
pet deaths have been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by
Thursday, but the agency said that only 16 deaths of cats and dogs have been
confirmed.
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Thursday - May 03, 2007
Senate backs standard pet food labels
Pet food labels would have to carry uniform
information about ingredients under a measure approved by the U.S. Senate on
Wednesday in response to recent contamination of dog and cat
food.
Now, manufacturers and states
voluntarily implement various labeling standards to explain what is in pet food,
supporters of the Senate effort said.
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Friday - April 27, 2007
FDA agents raid pet food plant, offices
Federal agents searched facilities of a dog and cat
food manufacturer and one of its suppliers as part of an investigation into the
widening recall of pet products, the companies disclosed
Friday.
Food and Drug Administration
officials searched an Emporia, Kan., pet food plant operated by Menu Foods and
the Las Vegas offices of ChemNutra Inc., according to the
companies.
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Friday - April 20, 2007
FDA asks if pet food tainted on purpose
Imported ingredients used in recalled pet food may
have been intentionally spiked with an industrial chemical to boost their
apparent protein content, federal officials said
Thursday.
That's one theory being pursued
by the Food and Drug Administration as it investigates how the chemical,
melamine, contaminated at least two ingredients used to make more than 100
brands of dog and cat foods.
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